Keyboard Shortcuts (Report Builder 2.0)

When you work in Report Builder 2.0, you have access to all the shortcut keys for navigation that are provided by the Windows environment. You can select from several standard keyboard mapping schemes.

You can navigate through the Report Builder 2.0 window, or select and change options in dialog boxes, without using the mouse.

Report Builder provides many shortcut menus for quick access to frequently used dialog boxes and commands. Shortcut menus are dynamic and may contain different options, depending on the user configuration and the current objects. As you explore Report Builder, make sure you right-click objects to explore the menu options and learn about these shortcuts.

Note

Shortcuts can contain the SHIFT, ALT, and/or CTRL keys in combination with letters, or use function keys. For example, F1 opens the Report Builder Help file.

Move between areas of Report Builder 2.0, such as the Ribbon, design surface, Grouping pane, Properties pane, and the Data pane.

F6, SHIFT+F6

Move to the Ribbon.

ALT

Move to the Home tab on the Ribbon.

ALT+H

Move to the Insert tab on the Ribbon.

ALT+I

Move to the View tab on the Ribbon.

ALT+V

Activate the division lines between areas such as the line between the Grouping pane and the design surface.

TAB

Move the division lines between areas.

Any arrow key. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to move the line between the Grouping pane and design surface. Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrows to move the line between the Report Data pane and the design surface.

Move within an area of Report Builder 2.0, such as moving within a Ribbon tab.

TAB, SHIFT+TAB

Move between Ribbon tabs.

RIGHT ARROW, LEFT ARROW

Navigate the drop-down menus.

Any arrow key

Select items on the design surface.

TAB, SHIFT+TAB

Move a selected item on the design surface.

Any arrow key

Move a selected item on the design surface, in small increments.

CTRL with an arrow key

Resize a selected item on the design surface.

SHIFT with an arrow key

Resize a selected item on the design surface, in small increments.

CTRL + SHIFT with an arrow key

Align the edges of multiple selected items.

ALT+H+A

Render the report.

F5, ALT+H+R

Switch to design mode.

F8

Copy

Ctrl+C, ALT+H+C

Cut

Ctrl+X, ALT+H+X

Paste

Ctrl+V, ALT+H+V

Select All

Ctrl+A

Undo

Ctrl+Z, ALT+Z

Redo

Ctrl+Y, ALT+Y

Zoom in

Ctrl+Plus sign (+)

Zoom out

Ctrl+Minus sign (-)

Select and unselect a checkbox on the View tab.

Spacebar

Display the font family list, the font size list, and the border point size list, on the Home tab.